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@LJ: @141 I United States Patent 3,123,449 DRYING SECTEQN FOR A TEXTILEAPPARATU John (locker EH, Gastonia, N.C., assignor to Cocker Machine dzFoundry Company, Gastonia, N.C., a corpara-tion of North (Zarolina FiledJan. 13, 1961, Ser. No. 82,500 2 Claims. (*Cl. 34121) This inventionrelates to apparatus for treating and drying textiles, and in onespecific form thereof relates to cylinder sections of textile slasherapparatus. More particularly, this invention relates to the constructionof cylinder sections of textile apparatus having independent supportmeans for the grouped cylinders thereof, which provides for the quickremoval of any individual cylinder of the group.

In the past, cylinder sections for drying yarns, and the like, whichhave passed through textile apparatus, such as a textile slasher inwhich the yarns have been impregnated with starch, dyes, size or othersimilar treating liquid, have been conventionally constructed so thatthe bottom cylinders are supported on legs which are so close togetherthat the aforesaid cylinders cannot be removed through the space betweenthe supporting legs. As a consequence, the removal of one or more of thebottom cylinders of the section has necessarily entailed the priorremoval of one or more upper cylinders, after which, the bottom cylinderhas then usually been lifted vertically upward through the space createdby removing said upper cylinder or cylinders. This method of removingthe bottom cylinders of the section has been both burdensome andtime-consuming, with consequent uneconomical delay in the operation ofthe textile apparatus itself which seriously interferes with theefficient and expeditious use of the machine.

Accordingly, it is an object of this invention to provide a cylindersection for textile apparatus or the like having a frame which permitsthe independent support of the upper and lower cylinders respectively.

It is another object of this invention to provide a cylinder section fora textile apparatus wherein each cylinder of the section is individuallyremovable from the section without the prior removal of any other of thecylinders of the section.

It is another object of this invention to provide a cylinder section fortextile apparatus having a detachable support means for the lowercylinders of the section.

Other objects and attendant advantages of the invention will becomeapparent hereinafter and in the drawings, wherein:

FIG. 1 is a view in side elevation of a cylinder section of a slasherapparatus as provided in accordance with this invention;

FIG. 2 is a sectional view of the cylinder section taken as indicated bythe lines and arrows III[ of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a sectional view of the cylinder section taken as indicated bythe lines and arrows III-III of FIG. 1.

The following description is directed to the specific form of thecylinder section as shown in the drawings and is not intended to beaddressed to the scope of the invention itself, wlnch is capable ofbeing practiced in a wide variety of forms and arrangements.

Adverting herewith to the specific form of the invention illustrated inthe drawings, the numeral designates generally the cylinder section of aslasher apparatus, or the like, for the drying of a continuous run oftextile material, which may be threaded through the section in anyconventional manner. The cylinder section 19 includes a frame 11 whichis formed in part of a pan of parallel bridging cross-pieces 12 and 12which are supported at the extreme ends thereof by vertical 'legs ofwhich legs 13 and 14 are shown in FIG. 1.

3,123,449 Patented Mar. 3, 1964 Intermediate the legs 13 and 14 at theextreme ends of the cross-piece 12 of the frame 11 are auxiliarysupporting legs 15, 16, i7, and 18. In like manner, auxiliary legs forthe support of a parallel cross-piece 12' of the frame 11 are positioneddirectly opposite the legs 15, 16, 17, and 18 of which legs 15' and 17may be seen in H68. 2 and 3, respectively. Upper cylinders or cans 21,22, 23, and 24 are supported by the cross pieces 12 and 12' and, as maybe seen in FIG. 1, are journalled in bearings 26, 27, 28, and 29 whichare equidistantly attached to the cross-piece 12 by bolts 31, 32, 33,and 34, respectively. The cylinders or cans 2t, 22, 23, and 24 aresimilarly journalled in bearings positioned equidistantly on thecross-piece 12 opposite each of the aforementioned enumerated bearings.In FIG. 2, the shaft of the upper cylinder 21 is shown journalled inbearing 26' which is secured to the top surface of the cross-piece 12 bymeans of bolt 31 and likewise, in FIG. 3, shaft 36 of upper cylinder 23is shown journalled in bearing 28 which is secured to the top surface ofthe cross-piece 12 by bolt 33. Also supported by the bridge cross-piecesl2 and 12 of the frame 11 are guide rollers 35 and 39 which, as may beseen in FIG. 1, are respectively journalled in bearings 40 and 41afiixed to the cross-piece 12.

Lower cylinders 45, 46, and 47 are journalled respectively in bearings43, 49, and 5t? positioned centrally in the intermediate supporting legs15, 16, and 17. The lower cylinders 45, 46, and 47 are similarlyjournalled on the opposite side in like bearings positionedcorrespondingly in the opposite intermediate legs supporting thecross-piece 12'. In FIG. 2, shaft 51 of lower cylinder is shownjournalled in bearing 48' provided for that purpose centrally of theintermediate leg 15', and likewise in FIG. 3 bearing 5% is provided forshaft 52 of cylinder 47 in intermediate leg 17'. As may be clearly seenin FIGS. 1 and 3, the cylinder or can 23 is provided with a drive pulley53 and the lower cylinder 46 is likewise provided with a drive pulley54.

The supporting legs 13 and 14 at the opposite ends of the frame 11 andthe intermediate supporting legs 15',

. 16, 17, and 1.3 are provided respectively with horizontal supportplates or feet 55, 56, 5'7, 58, 59, and 60, and the intermediate legsl5, 16, 17, and 18 are further provided with outwardly extending flanges62, 63, 64., and 65 at the tops thereof. Corresponding outwardlyextending flanges 67, 68, 69, and 76) are provided at the bottom edge ofthe cross-piece 12 to abut against the flanges 62, 63, 64, and 65,respectively. As may be seen in FIG. 1, bolts 72, '73, and 74 extendthrough the flanges 62 and 67, 63 and 68, and 65 and 7d, respectively,to secure the legs 15, t6, and 18 in their normal supporting positionsbeneath the cross-piece 32. It will be understood that bolts alsonormally extend through flanges 64 and 69 to secure the leg 17 in itsnormal supporting position beneath the cross-piece 12. The correspondingintermediate legs supporting the cross-piece 12' are bolted thereto andas shown in FIG. 2, bolt 72' extends through flange 67' of cross-piece12 and through flange 62 of intermediate leg 15.

And as may be seen in FIG. 3, a flange 69 is provided at the lower edgeof the cross-piece 12' and a flange 64 is provided at the top of theintermediate leg 17" for the bolting of the aforesaid leg to theaforesaid cross-piece in like manner as with the other legs.

It will be appreciated that the end legs of the frame 11 are also boltedto the cross-pieces 12 and 12' of the frame in like manner as each ofthe intermediate legs; in FIG. 1, for example, part of the figure isbroken away to show the manner in which the end leg 14 is connected tothe cross-piece 12. A flange tiil is provided at the top portion of theleg 14 which coincides with a u flange 81 formed on the cross-piece E2.The langes 8i) and $1 ar bolted together by means of bolts 82.

Ordinarily in the practice of this invention any one of the upper cy isEl, 22, 23, and 24 can readily be removed indivi tally from the frameill by removing the bolts 31, 32, 33, and 34 the bearing stands as, 2'7,and 2?, respectively and lining the 03/1 lder from the frame. Likewiseany of "he lower cylinders 46, and 47 can be removed from the cylindersection ill by removin one or more of the legs 15, lo, 17, or 18, or oneof the corresponding opposite legs supporting the cross-piece 12'. PEG.1 shows one manner of remova lower cylinder from the frame ill. Theinterme- -"ig leg 1"? has been removed from the frame 11 by releasingthe bolts from the flanges (id and as and moving the leg together withthe .ng outwardly from the frame. The manner of removal or" the legs It?and 17 from their positions beneath the cross-pieces and 12,respectively, is illustrated in FIG. 3. Frior to the removal of one ormore of the intermediate legs, as illustrated, a dolly 35 or similarcushioning device is preferably placed beneath the cylinder 47 for thesupport of that cylinder after the bearings 5t? and 5% have been removedfro n the ends of the shaft 52. Upon removal of the leg 1'7 asillustrated in PEG. 1, the dolly 85 and lower cylinder d7 may then berolled sidewise from the frame through the open space provided by theremoval of the leg 17. It will be appreciated that not only may any ofthe cylinders supported by the interme diate legs of the frame beremoved in the manner aforedescribed, but also any cylinders which maybe supported by the end legs 13 and 14 may similarly be removed, if sodesired. As may be seen in FIG. 1, the end legs 13 and 114 arerespectively provided with bearings S6 and 87 for the support ofadditional end cylinders (not shown).

From the foregoing, it will be evident that it is an important andadvantageous feature of the cylinder section, as provided in accordancewith this invention, that the support frame for the upper cylindersthereof is constructed to bridge the lower cylinders which arethemselves supported independently so that any of the lower cylinders orupper cylinders of the entire section may be individually removed fromthe cylinder section without disturbing any other cylinder, and, inparticular, so that the lower cylinders of the section may be removedfrom the frame 11 without the removal of any of the upper cylinders inthe section.

Although this invention has been described with refcrence to specificforms and embodiments thereof, it will be evident that a great number ofvariations may be made Without departing from the spirit and scope ofthis invention. For example, parts may be reversed, equivalent elementsmay be substituted for those specifically disclosed and certain featuresof the invention may be used independently of other features, allwithout departing from the spirit and scope of this invention, asdefined in the appended claims.

Having thus described my invention, I claim:

1. In a textile drying apparatus having a base and a frame supporting aplurality of drying cylinders above said base so that any cylinder canbe removed without disrupting the remaining structure, the combinationcomprising a pair of substantially parallel bridge supports extendingthe entire length of the appcratus, opposing pairs of supporting endlegs holding the bridge supports at a selected distance above the baseof the apparatus, a plurality of upper drying cylinders carried by saidbridge supports and arranged in spaced relation with the a es thereofbeing substantially parallel, a plurality of opposing pairs ofintermediate standards disposed between said end supporting legs andeach detachably secured at the upper end thereof to one of said pair ofbridge supports, said standards each extending to the base of saidapparatus and arranged for individual separation and removal from thebridge supports without removal of the upper drying cylinders, and aplurality of lower drying cylinders supported by said opposing pairs ofintermediate standards and arranged in spaced relation with the axesthereof being substantially parallel, each of said lower dryingcylinders being arranged for removal from said apparatus in a directionalong its own axis when its corresponding intermediate standard isremoved.

2. The drying apparatus as defined in claim 1 wherein a plurality ofextending flanges are positioned along the bottom of each bridgesupport, each of said intermediate standards being detachably connectedto one of said flanges.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS1,113,908 Pope Oct. 13, 1914 1,752,949 Hinnekens d. Apr. 1, 19302,263,547 Harris Nov. 18, 1941 2,330,891 Hornbostel Oct. 5, 19432,341,504 Learnard Feb. 8, 1944

1. IN A TEXTILE DRYING APPARATUS HAVING A BASE AND A FRAME SUPPORTING APLURALITY OF DRYING CYLINDERS ABOVE SAID BASE SO THAT ANY CYLINDER CANBE REMOVED WITHOUT DISRUPTING THE REMAINING STRUCTURE, THE COMBINATIONCOMPRISING A PAIR OF SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL BRIDGE SUPPORTS EXTENDINGTHE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE APPARATUS, OPPOSING PAIRS OF SUPPORTING ENDLEGS HOLDING THE BRIDGE SUPPORTS AT A SELECTED DISTANCED ABOVE THE BASEOF THE APPARATUS, A PLURALITY OF UPPER DRYING CYLINDERS CARRIED BY SAIDBRIDGE SUPPORTS AND ARRANGED IN SPACED RELATION WITH THE AXES THEREOFBEING SUBSTANTIALLY PARALLEL, A PLURALITY OF OPPOSING PAIRS OFINTERMEDIATE STANDARDS DISPOSED BETWEEN SAID END SUPPORTING LEGS ANDEACH DETACHABLY SECURED AT THE UPPER END THEREOF TO ONE OF SAID PAIR OFBRIDGE SUPPORTS, SAID STANDARDS EACH EXTENDING TO THE BASE OF SAIDAPPARATUS AND ARRANGED FOR INDIVIDUAL SEPARATION AND REMOVAL FROM THEBRIDGE SUPPORTS WITHOUT REMOVAL OF THE UPPER DRYING CYLINDERS, AND APLURALITY OF LOWER DRYING CYLINDERS SUPPORTED BY SAID OPPOSING PAIRS OFINTERMEDIATE STANDARDS AND ARRANGED IN SPACED RELATION WITH THE AXESTHEREOF BEING SUBSTANTAILLY PARALLEL, EACH OF SAID LOWER DRYINGCYLINDERS BEING ARRANGED FOR REMOVAL FROM SAID APPARATUS IN A DIRECTIONALONG ITS OWN AXIS WHEN ITS CORRESPONDING INTERMEDIATE STANDARD ISREMOVED.